Da Wei Chun

Chapter 645 Better to bend than to bend ([-])

Is there such a good thing?

No wonder Li Chenghong was overjoyed, as if he had found a treasure.

If you have a chance to get out of your birth, it is a lie to say that you are not tempted.But Li Shixian was trapped in Xiazhou for nearly a year, and he and Gao Zhao each had their own schemes.He thinks he has some understanding of the heart of this old man.

Cunning like a fox and treacherous like a ghost are not enough to describe Gao Zhao.

Therefore, such a character must have intentions if he does something, and it is by no means as simple as he said on the surface.

And this time, what is Gao Zhao's intention?
Li Shixian had many thoughts, but his knowledge was limited, and it was difficult to judge Gao Zhao's real intention for a while.

After much deliberation, it can only be traced to the fact that Gao Zhao is already ready to make a move for the court's appeasement, but he is still a little unwilling.

After all, after all the hard work and painstaking planning for several years, in the end it was nothing but a bamboo basket.

But what if you are unwilling?
This is a country within a country where you can support soldiers and nomads. After this village, how can there be such a shop?

If he hesitated for a moment, in case Li Chengzhi seized the opportunity and surrendered to the court before him, Gao Zhao would not even have time to cry.

Between looking forward and looking backward, there is naturally resentment.Blame Li Chengzhi for being born out of nowhere with this shit-stirring stick, ruining his Gao family's long-term plan.

Therefore, even if he wants to surrender, Gao Zhao will definitely have some troubles, so as not to let Li Chengzhi feel better...

Thinking of this, Li Shixian's thoughts flashed, and he became even more vigilant: Is this old thief trying to stir up trouble and sow discord?
Even I am a hundred times unwilling to reconcile myself. When I think of years of hard work, I finally got some capital to rebel, and now I have to submit to the imperial court, I can't stop my heartache, let alone Chengzhi?

With the disposition of that rebellious son, if he dared to fight with the heavens, how could he be willing to stop his flag and drums and become an obedient minister of the Yuan family again?

The only thing that can make him fearful is his family.If he and Cheng Hong were sent back to Xihai, wouldn't Cheng Zhi's worries about the future be eliminated?
The only thing to worry about is that Luo Jing's Jade Branch and the rest of the family are left...

Seeing his hesitating and doubtful face, and his pair of thieves' eyes couldn't stop looking at his face, with vigilance hidden in his eyes, Gao Zhao laughed: "You and my two families are already relatives, and Cheng Zhi is even more like an old man. Son, can I kill him?"

It’s okay not to mention it, but Li Shixian couldn’t help sneering when this incident was mentioned: Chengzhi was almost assassinated by Yuanying in Beijing, and almost died in a sea of ​​fire in Shangdang. It was all thanks to Gao Zhao. What a shame to say "I'm already a son-in-law"?
He snorted: "I'm afraid you want to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight?"

This sentence again?
Gao Zhao suddenly remembered the sentence Yuan Cheng said "Pick up people's teeth and wisdom", and he was sullen, but he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief: I'm not afraid that you don't think too much, I'm afraid that you won't be fooled...

"What the old man said before: Everything in the past was forced by the current situation. Now it's hard to tell who is right and who is wrong, who is right and who is wrong, why should Huaide be so grumpy and treat a gentleman with a careful heart?"

He sighed leisurely, "Regardless of the rest, the old man will send your third son to Xihai after inheriting the school, right? Besides, if the old man hadn't strategized and used ingenious tricks, how could the honorable wife, several grandsons, and all the family members be safe and sound?" A safe escape to the West Sea?"

Li Sixian was taken aback suddenly, his face full of disbelief.Li Chenghong's eyes were even redder, and he jumped up suddenly: "Taiwei's words are serious?"

"If there are false words, the old man is willing to be pierced by ten thousand arrows, and die a terrible death!"

With a cold drink, Gao Zhao's face showed anger, and he suddenly got up: "Forget it, follow me to find Yuan Cheng to confront him, and see if you, Mr. and Mrs. Li, follow the West Sea? If you still don't believe it, the old man will be powerless. But it will only be about three or two days, after the old man accepts the imperial decree and receives the imperial gift, you can go west with Yuan Cheng, and you will naturally know the truth when the time comes..."

After finishing speaking, he waved his sleeves again, and walked out without hesitation.

Li Shixian was puzzled, his eyes were fixed on Gao Zhao's back, and his heart was in a mess.

When did he rescue his wife from Beijing and send her to Xihai, why didn't he mention it before?

This dog thief seems to be well-intentioned, but in fact, because of his resentment against Chengzhi, he wants to provoke Chengzhi and the court to lose both...

But his arsenic, my honey, for Cheng Zhi and himself, wouldn't it be a blessing from heaven?

At least avoid the biggest worries...

Li Chenghong rushed over and knelt down in front of Li Sixian, with tears in his eyes: "Father, mother has returned to Xihai, Zhener and Xiuer (Li Chenghong's two sons) have also returned to Xihai, if I wait to return again , doesn't the second brother have no scruples anymore?"

"Yelling, what's the proper way?"

Li Shixian scolded in a low voice, "This dog thief is old and treacherous, even as a father, he can't hold a candle to him. It's hard to guarantee that he has a plan and wants to harm your second brother? You need to think twice about this matter..."

After a short pause, he suddenly got up again: "You just stay here and try to be a father, and then we can discuss it when we come back!"

Before he finished speaking, he stepped out of the hall door to chase Gao Zhao.

Li Shixian knew it well: he had been trapped in Jingzhou for nearly ten years, and he was like a useless person. Regardless of his knowledge, city government and scheming, even if he flattered him, he could not match Gao Zhao and Yuan Cheng.

Therefore, confrontation is absolutely unacceptable, otherwise Yuan Cheng will be able to see the clues in a few words, and there will inevitably be changes at that time, and I am afraid that even if I want to leave, I will not be able to leave.

But it is not impossible: for example, listen to the root of the wall?
Seeing his sneaky appearance, Gao Zhao sneered and snorted again and again, but his heart was full of joy.

Li Shixian, Li Shixian, if you are as stable as an old turtle, aren't you still falling into the old man's trap?

"It's all about trivial tricks, it's hard to be elegant!"

Gao Zhao sneered a few words, let Li Shixian hide among the soldiers, and waited outside the door, and then knocked on the door of Yuanyi's hall.

The uncle and nephew were still awake, seeing Gao Zhao visiting late at night, they had no choice but to pretend to be false.

After a few greetings, Gao Zhao seemed worried: "Chengzhi once said: Thunder, rain and dew are all the grace of the king. Since they are bestowed by the Queen Mother and His Majesty, how dare I talk about them? The only thing I worry about now is nothing more than accidents. Chengzhi is already in a state of disastrous situation...and if he will be his minister again in the future, how will this old man deal with himself."

Now that you haven't even surrendered, why think so far?

Yuan Cheng was vaguely suspicious, but after thinking about it, he took it for granted.

Li Chengzhi's temperament of vengeance and vengeance is well known in the court. Gao Zhao has repeatedly plotted against him, and he is forced to turn back.If one day Li Chengzhi really belongs to the court, how can he let Gao Zhao go?
Because of this, I and the Queen Mother dared to force Gao Zhao with force. It is expected that even if he is unwilling, he will have to surrender...

Guessing in his heart, Yuan Cheng laughed loudly and said, "The two of you are sons-in-law, and love each other like fish and water. Even if there is a slight rift, it is also due to chance. Cheng Zhi is magnanimous, so he will definitely not haggle over every detail. Besides, there is the empress dowager in the middle, and the lonely Mediation with Xuanren and other princes will surely make your son-in-law settle down.

Li Chengzhi is magnanimous?
Yuan Daozhen, I'm afraid you drank fake wine, do you believe this?

Gao Zhao secretly sneered, and changed the topic: "That's the only way to go. I would like to ask the two Highnesses to help me at that time, and I will be a witness to this old man: If Gao hadn't been in the middle, Mrs. Guo and Li's family are young, how can she be safe?" Escape to the West Sea?"

Yuan Yi's eyes widened suddenly: Li Chengzhi's mother and her family fled back to Xihai?
Isn't this letting the tiger go back to the mountain? What does the court do for food?
Yuan Cheng was half-believing and dubious: as soon as Mrs. Li disappeared, everyone in the court suspected that Gao Zhao had done it.Now it sounds like this old thief really did something good in collusion with Li Chengzhi?

But why did he insist on mentioning it at this time?
Shouldn't it be to discuss the conditions with myself first, and finalize the matter of when to disarm and when to open the city?

If it was in the past, even if Yuan Cheng couldn't guess that Li Shixian was eavesdropping outside the hall, he would definitely be vigilant, just like Li Shixian just now, he would probably expect that this old thief is playing tricks again.

However, he has the heavy responsibility of borrowing troops from the Hu tribe, and he will be accused by thousands of people, and he will bear the infamy of a hundred generations, and now he is unwilling to bear the heavy burden.In addition, he traveled day and night, and traveled nearly [-] li to Xiazhou in the cold winter of March [-]th. Now he is trapped in the enemy camp, and he doesn't know whether Gao Zhaojiang will surrender or whether he will use him to sacrifice the flag if he does not surrender.Therefore, the superposition of several phases, it is by no means "exhausted mentally and physically" can describe his state at this time.

And it happened that he drank a lot of wine, his head was inevitably cloudy, if Yuan Cheng was [-]% wise in the past, now it is less than [-]% wise.

Therefore, he just had a thought for a while, and he didn't doubt it anymore, and responded with a little sarcasm: "This matter is really what the Taiwei did? It's just a little effort, and then Guyu Li Chengzhi will explain it..."

The great sense of happiness hit like a tide, and Li Shixian's heart was shaken violently, and his body was shaking non-stop.

Doesn't Yuan Cheng's sentence show that Gao Zhao's words are true: the wife, daughter-in-law, and grandson really fled back to the West Sea?
God has eyes...

Hearing a faint noise outside the door, it should be that Li Shixian had already left, Gao Zhao was determined.

But his face remained calm, chatting with Yuan Cheng like a cliché.

Yuan Cheng was exhausted to the extreme, but he had to work hard to deal with it...

After staying for a full hour, seeing Yuan Cheng half-closed his eyes and feeling extremely sleepy, Gao Zhao left contentedly.

Fortunately, Yuan Daozhen didn't become suspicious, otherwise it would take more trouble.

Gao Zhao got up to say goodbye, only to realize that it was late at night when he stepped out of the hall door.

Today is exactly the sixteenth day, a full moon hangs in the middle of the sky, the moon is as bright as water, and I feel a little colder.

In less than half a month, it will be the beginning of the new year, and by then, the West Sea will definitely be complete...

He tightened his fur collar, took another breath, and walked out of the courtyard.

Wrapped in cotton fur, Li Shixian stood outside the courtyard like a pillar, looking up at the starry sky, fascinated.

Hearing the movement, he turned his head suddenly, staring at Gao Zhao with burning eyes: "When will you let me go west?"

"Now that Yuan Cheng is in my camp, Xi Kangsheng is not sure whether I will surrender or not, and he is afraid that Yuan Cheng and Yuan Yi will make mistakes. There must be turmoil, and the grass and trees are full of soldiers. They have already deployed troops to the south of the city. To be captured by Xi Kangsheng right after leaving the city, wouldn't it be a waste of the old man's good intentions, and even make the old man a stranger inside and out?
Therefore, it is best to wait another two days, when I have complied with the imperial decree and released Yuan Cheng and Yuan Yi, Xi Kangsheng will feel relieved.Then, to show your sincerity, you will definitely withdraw the besieging army. At that time, it will not be too late for you to escape! "

Seems quite reasonable?

Li Shixian calmed down, and cupped his hands at Gao Zhao with a smirk: "That's it, Huaide thanked the Taiwei first!"

This is a piece of hob meat, and if it is good, it is naturally sweet talk and respectful.The bones are not so hard, even if beaten.

Now it can be regarded as somewhat effective.

Seeing Li Shixian drifting away, Gao Zhao went back to the Yatang and summoned his confidants.

This time ten deaths and no life, it must be a dead man...

……

The next day, when the sky was getting brighter, Gao Zhao went to look for Yuan Cheng again, saying that he had discussed with Gao Meng and other confidants overnight, and that his subordinates complained a lot about the imperial court's appeasement policy, so they had to re-discuss with Yuan Cheng.

This is to recruit the rebels, and the court is weak, how can Gao Zhao agree?
Yuan Cheng had expected this juncture long ago, but he was unwilling to back down even half a step.

Gao Zhao threatened to imprison Yuan Cheng again, but Yuan Cheng sneered: "Since Gu dared to come, he naturally put his life and death aside... Don't think that if you leave Yuandao Town, there will be no one to comfort Xihai. An imperial decree is just a piece of silk, who can't go there?"

After several confrontations, Yuan Cheng only agreed on one thing: order Xi Kangsheng to withdraw his troops first and return to Jinming.

Afterwards, Dang even wrote a warrant and asked his cronies to send it to Jinming...

After receiving the warrant, Xi Kangsheng laughed angrily.

Gao Zhao, Gao Zhao, do you think that I am blinding someone, or do you think that I, Xi Kangsheng, only know foolishness and loyalty, but don't know how to be flexible, and will follow Yuan Cheng's orders?

If you really surrender, why bother to order soldiers to burn snow to melt water and pour ice to build the city?
This is clearly a determined fight to the end, and even earned Yuan Cheng into the city?

Cui Yanbo looked at the warrant, and his face was full of worry: "Then will it be withdrawn or not?"

After a moment of hesitation, Xi Kangsheng let out a sharp breath: "There is only one more day left, so I will retreat back to the county. If Gao Zhao is still able to shirk and evade, then he will raise his army and attack?"

Cui Yanbo's eyes widened suddenly: "True attack?"

Xi Kangsheng gritted his teeth resentfully: "You, as the Empress Dowager and King Ren Cheng, never expected that Gao Zhao would refuse to surrender, and resist stubbornly?"

The reason why Yuan Cheng resolutely entered the city alone like a sheep entering the tiger's mouth was not only to force Gao Zhao with aggression, but also to leave no way out for himself.

If you don't succeed, you will become benevolent...

……

At daybreak, a team of armored soldiers escorted two cars and drove out of the west gate of Tongwan City.

Looking at the fresh hoof prints outside the city, it was clear that the imperial army had surrounded the city recently.Looking at the deserted mountains and fields, it seems that everything has been withdrawn.

Sure enough, as Gao Zhao expected, Xi Kangsheng has already retreated?
Li Shixian's heart was relieved, and he bowed to Gao Zhao: "I'm leaving today, I don't know when I will see you again, please take care of the Taiwei?"

"Borrowing auspicious words from Huaide!"

Gao Zhao laughed, "It's not too late, please leave as soon as possible. When you get to Xihai, please tell me something for the old man..."

Li Shixian agreed with all his mouth: "I will do whatever I can to help!"

After another bow, Li Shixian got off the city wall and boarded the carriage.

Seeing him going west, Gao Zhao hooked the corners of his mouth and snorted secretly: at noon at the latest, good news will be sent back.And within ten days at most, the bad news could be sent back to Xihai.

Li Chengzhi, I wonder if you can bear it?

(End of this chapter)